| Bob Moose | |
|---|---|
 Moose in 1972 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born:(1947-10-09)October 9, 1947 Export, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: October 9, 1976(1976-10-09) (aged 29) Martins Ferry, Ohio, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 19, 1967, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 25, 1976, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 76–71 |
| Earned run average | 3.50 |
| Strikeouts | 827 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Robert Ralph Moose Jr. (October 9, 1947 – October 9, 1976) was anAmerican professionalbaseball player. He played his entire career inMajor League Baseball as a right-handedpitcher for thePittsburgh Pirates from1967 through1976.
Moose was a member of Pirates teams that won fiveNational League Eastern Division titles in six years between1970 and1975 and theWorld Series in1971.
His best season came in 1969 when he posted a 14–3 won-loss record and a 2.91Earned Run Average working equally as a starter and reliever. On September 20 of that year, heno-hit the eventualWorld Series championNew York Mets.[1] He is also known for hiswild pitch in the bottom half of the ninth inning which allowedGeorge Foster to score the winning run in the fifth and deciding game of the1972 NLCS, sending theCincinnati Reds to theWorld Series after Pittsburgh had a one-run lead entering the bottom of the ninth.[2]
During the 1974 season, Moose suffered a blood clot under the shoulder of his pitching arm. Surgery was required to remove the clot plus one of Moose's ribs.[3]
Moose was killed on his twenty-ninth birthday in a two-vehicle auto accident on Ohio Route 7 inMartins Ferry, as he was returning from a tournament atBill Mazeroski's golf course inRayland, Ohio.[4]
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